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coventry
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sleep disturbed by constant voices in head
Posted: 01-23-08 08:13am
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Lady 68 is woken regularly by voices in
her head. Sometimes also hears them when
awake. Any suggestions much appreciated as
this has gone on for years.
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Marianne0558
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Galaxy
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Posted: 01-23-08 14:41pm
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No, I don't think it is a psychiatric
problem. It is more likely to be
sleep-related. The brain plays odd tricks
on us when we are slipping into that
semi-conscious half asleep - half awake
state and it is not uncommon to see or
hear things or even to feel paralysed as
we are emerging from sleep. I would see
your doctor about this as a simple
tricyclic such as Amitriptyline can help
with this.
The other possibility is that it is an
inner-ear disturbance that is manifesting
itself as 'voices'. People sometimes
experience this when they have a high
temperature, too.
The very last thing to think of is that it
is psychiatric as, if it were, you would
have many other strange symptoms.
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Posted: 01-23-08 15:00pm
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If you are hearing voices while awake, it
is not a sleeping problem. I think you
should see a doctor.
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Fairy Godmother
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I agree
Posted: 01-23-08 15:51pm
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I have to get on the train with
Marianne0558 on this one...........Hearing
voices when ones AWAKE is not sleep
related. How does this woman know voices
are whats waking her up? She may be in
such a sleep induced stage, she is
dreaming, hence, she wakes up? You stated
this has gone on for years, she very well
may have an inner ear condition, which
frequencies could play a part in what she
called "voices". What are these voices
telling her or saying to her? Just
curious, if she hears them, then she
should know what it being said? I'd still
see a mental health professional just to
rule out any possibility............
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Posted: 01-23-08 17:28pm
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I agree, it is an odd one and I would like
to know more about it!
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Hm
Posted: 02-15-08 04:46am
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If your 68 years old, and your hearing
voices, im not being rude in anyway buut.
That might just be the old age.
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Fairy Godmother
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Hi
Posted: 02-15-08 08:02am
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Hold the boat.................Cicatriz, 68
IS NOT OLD AGE......just wait til you hit
50... 70 looks real freakin YOUNG.....Not
saying ignorance is playing a factor here,
just sounds to me like this lady needs to
see a mental health
professional............hearing voices IS
NOT NORMAL at any age.
.......Cicatriz.........I love Frank
Sinatra too! SICK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet!!!!!!!!!
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Posted: 02-16-08 00:14am
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Hearing voices at any age is not a
"normal" experience. This deserves some
further investigation with a psychiatrist.
Old age? Try 100. Middle age these days
starts at 50 so 68 is middle aged. The
average life span in the US is
approximately 85.
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Posted: 02-17-08 16:19pm
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Actually, a lot more people than you think
have heard voices in their heads. About 10-15%
of perfectly healthy people all over the
world have this experience.
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Posted: 02-17-08 17:24pm
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I am sure many people have auditory
hallucinations as they are going in and
out of sleep. I believe it is like
background chatter more than voices being
directed at the hearer. It is connected to
certain sleep disturbances such as
narcolepsy. Sometimes if I have a fever I
hear this kind of racket in my head.
Incidentally, can anyone explain to me
where the voices of schizophrenia actually
emanate from? Is it the subconscious
voice, the part of the mind that would
normally present to us a thought rather
than an auditory experience?
And thanks for the link above, futureshock
- very interesting reading.
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Posted: 02-18-08 12:28pm
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| futureshock
wrote: | | Actually, a lot more people
than you think have heard voices in their
heads. About 10-15%
of perfectly healthy people all over the
world have this
experience. |
Yes, but they don't find it disturbing in
any way. When a person complains about
hearing voices, it means it's disturbing
and it's not normal.
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